Soil Data Explorer - SCANTIC

Official Series Description

Lab Data Summary

Aggregate lab data for the SCANTIC soil series. This aggregation is based on all pedons with a current taxon name of SCANTIC, and applied along 1-cm thick depth slices. Solid lines are the slice-wise median, bounded on either side by the interval defined by the slice-wise 5th and 95th percentiles. The median is the value that splits the data in half. Five percent of the data are less than the 5th percentile, and five percent of the data are greater than the 95th percentile. Values along the right hand side y-axis describe the proportion of pedon data that contribute to aggregate values at this depth. For example, a value of "90%" at 25cm means that 90% of the pedons correlated to SCANTIC were used in the calculation. Source: KSSL snapshot (updated 2020-03-13). Methods used to assemble the KSSL snapshot used by SoilWeb / SDE

Pedons used in the lab summary:

MLRA	Lab ID	Pedon ID	Taxonname	CI	NSSL / NASIS Reports	Link To SoilWeb GMap
142	10N0725	S09VT007003	Scantic	6	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	44.4444656,-73.0970993
142	10N0726	S09VT007004	Scantic	6	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	44.4444656,-73.0970993
143	40A3949	S1976VT015007	Scantic	7	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	44.5544434,-72.6144409
144A	40A4075	S1964NH017002	SCANTIC	5	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	43.1711121,-70.9330521
144B	40A1277	S1962ME005006	Scantic	6	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	43.6127396,-70.399704
144B	40A1281	S1976ME009001	Scantic	6	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	44.432724,-68.3715744
144B	96P0009	S1995VT005003	Scantic	7	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	44.2233955,-72.0639818
144B	96P0010	S1995VT005003A	Scantic	4	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	44.2161734,-72.0637039

Water Balance

Monthly water balance estimated using a leaky-bucket style model for the SCANTIC soil series. Monthly precipitation (PPT) and potential evapotranspiration (PET) have been estimated from the 50th percentile of gridded values (PRISM 1981-2010) overlapping with the extent of SSURGO map units containing each series as a major component. Monthly PET values were estimated using the method of Thornthwaite (1948). These (and other) climatic parameters are calculated with each SSURGO refresh and provided by the fetchOSD function of the soilDB package. Representative water storage values (“AWC” in the figures) were derived from SSURGO by taking the 50th percentile of profile-total water storage (sum[awc_r * horizon thickness]) for each soil series. Note that this representation of “water storage” is based on the average ability of most plants to extract soil water between 15 bar (“permanent wilting point”) and 1/3 bar (“field capacity”) matric potential. Soil moisture state can be roughly interpreted as “dry” when storage is depleted, “moist” when storage is between 0mm and AWC, and “wet” when there is a surplus. Clearly there are a lot of assumptions baked into this kind of monthly water balance. This is still a work in progress.

Sibling Summary

Siblings are those soil series that occur together in map units, in this case with the SCANTIC series. Sketches are arranged according to their subgroup-level taxonomic structure. Source: SSURGO snapshot (updated 2024-02-21), parsed OSD records (updated 2023-10-02) and snapshot of SC database (updated 2023-10-02).

Select annual climate data summaries for the SCANTIC series and siblings. Series are sorted according to hierarchical clustering of median values. Source: SSURGO map unit geometry and 1981-2010, 800m PRISM data (updated 2023-10-09).

Geomorphic description summaries for the SCANTIC series and siblings. Series are sorted according to hierarchical clustering of proportions and relative hydrologic position within an idealized landform (e.g. top to bottom). Most soil series (SSURGO components) are associated with a hillslope position and one or more landform-specific positions: hills, mountain slopes, terraces, and/or flats. Proportions can be interpreted as an aggregate representation of geomorphic membership. The values printed to the left (number of component records) and right (Shannon entropy) of stacked bars can be used to judge the reliability of trends. Small Shannon entropy values suggest relatively consistent geomorphic association, while larger values suggest lack thereof. Source: SSURGO component records (updated 2023-10-04).

Competing Series

Soil series competing with SCANTIC share the same family level classification in Soil Taxonomy. Source: parsed OSD records (updated 2023-10-02) and snapshot of the SC database (updated 2023-10-02).

Select annual climate data summaries for the SCANTIC series and competing. Series are sorted according to hierarchical clustering of median values. Source: SSURGO map unit geometry and 1981-2010, 800m PRISM data (updated 2023-10-09).

There are insufficient data to create the annual climate figure.

Geomorphic description summaries for the SCANTIC series and competing. Series are sorted according to hierarchical clustering of proportions and relative hydrologic position within an idealized landform (e.g. top to bottom). Proportions can be interpreted as an aggregate representation of geomorphic membership. Most soil series (SSURGO components) are associated with a hillslope position and one or more landform-specific positions: hills, mountain slopes, terraces, and/or flats. The values printed to the left (number of component records) and right (Shannon entropy) of stacked bars can be used to judge the reliability of trends. Shannon entropy values close to 0 represent soil series with relatively consistent geomorphic association, while values close to 1 suggest lack thereof. Source: SSURGO component records (updated 2023-10-04).

There are insufficient data to create the 2D hillslope position figure.

There are insufficient data to create the 3D hills figure.

There are insufficient data to create the 3D mountains figure.

There are insufficient data to create the 3D terrace figure.

There are insufficient data to create the 3D flats position figure.

Soil series sharing subgroup-level classification with SCANTIC, arranged according to family differentiae. Hovering over a series name will print full classification and a small sketch from the OSD. Source: snapshot of SC database (updated 2023-10-02).

Block Diagrams

Click a link below to display the diagram. Note that these diagrams may be from multiple survey areas.

1. MA-2012-02-02-05 | Essex County, Northern Part - February 1981

   Typical pattern of soils and parent material in the Scantic-Maybid-Buxton association (Soil Survey of Essex County, Massachusetts, Northern Part; February 1981).

2. ME-2012-02-03-02 | Knox and Lincoln Counties - January 1987

   The typical pattern of the soils on the landscape and the underlying material and bedrock in the Buxton-Scantic-Lyman map unit (Soil Survey of Knox and Lincoln Counties, Maine; January 1987).

3. ME-2012-02-03-05 | Knox and Lincoln Counties - January 1987

   The typical pattern of the soils on the landscape and the underlying material and bedrock in the Lyman-Peru-Scantic map unit (Soil Survey of Knox and Lincoln Counties, Maine; January 1987).

4. ME-2012-02-03-16 | York County - June 1982

   Typical pattern of soils and underlying material in the Scantic-Raynham-Buxton association (Soil Survey of York County, Maine; June 1982).

5. NH-2012-02-14-25 | Strafford County - March 1973

   Typical pattern of soils and underlying material in the Hollis-Charlton-Buxton-Scantic association (Soil Survey of Strafford County, New Hampshire; March 1973).

Map Units

Map units containing SCANTIC as a major component. Limited to 250 records.

Map Unit Name	Symbol	Map Unit Area (ac)	Map Unit Key	National Map Unit Symbol	Soil Survey Area	Publication Date	Map Scale
Scantic silt loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes	16A	2986	790673	vjrl	ma605	1977	1:15840
Scantic silt loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes	16B	301	790676	vjrp	ma605	1977	1:15840
Scantic silt loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes	Sn	33454	315733	2slv3	me005	1969	1:24000
Scantic silt loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes	ScA	40697	284497	2slv3	me011	1974	1:20000
Scantic silt loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes	Sc	32437	284659	2slv3	me031	1978	1:20000
Urban land-Scantic complex, 0 to 3 percent slopes	UsA	455	284671	9k6y	me031	1978	1:20000
Scantic silt loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes	Sc	22947	284734	2slv3	me601	1983	1:20000
Scantic silt loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes	Sc	30245	284792	2slv3	me602	1967	1:20000
Scantic silt loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes	ScA	26473	284871	2slv3	me606	1966	1:15840
Lamoine-Scantic-Buxton complex, 0 to 15 percent slopes	LCB	24172	285109	2x1bq	me611	1988	1:20000
Scantic-Lamoine-Peru complex, 0 to 8 percent slopes, very stony	SEB	20456	285138	2x1bx	me611	1988	1:20000
Scantic silt loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes	Sa	19116	285141	2slv3	me611	1988	1:20000
Scantic-Biddeford complex, 0 to 3 percent slopes	SB	13663	285137	2t0jm	me611	1988	1:20000
Scantic-Lamoine complex, 0 to 8 percent slopes, very stony	SdB	9244	285142	2x1bp	me611	1988	1:20000
Lamoine-Scantic complex, 0 to 8 percent slopes	LbB	5232	285114	2x1bn	me611	1988	1:20000
Scantic-Biddeford complex, 0 to 3 percent slopes	SBA	51136	742169	sx8y	me612	2016	1:24000
Scantic-Lamoine-Colonel association, 0 to 8 percent slopes, very stony	SLB	15936	742170	sx8z	me612	2016	1:24000
Lamoine-Scantic complex, 0 to 8 percent slopes	LAB	7390	742159	sx8m	me612	2016	1:24000
Lamoine-Scantic complex, 0 to 8 percent slopes	LsB	6199	741610	swpx	me612	2016	1:24000
Scantic silt loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes	ScA	2841	741913	sx0p	me612	2016	1:24000
Biddeford-Scantic-Lamoine complex, 0 to 8 percent slopes, very stony	BxB	24442	285183	2x1c5	me614	1960	1:20000
Scantic silt loam, 0 to 8 percent slopes	ScB	8202	285264	2x1c0	me614	1960	1:20000
Lamoine-Buxton-Scantic complex, 0 to 15 percent slopes	LCB	98832	285582	2t0kb	me617	2004	1:24000
Scantic-Biddeford complex, 0 to 3 percent slopes	SF	57068	285614	2t0jm	me617	2004	1:24000
Lamoine-Scantic-Colonel complex, 0 to 8 percent slopes, very stony	LSB	24016	285585	2x1br	me617	2004	1:24000
Lamoine-Tunbridge-Scantic complex, 0 to 8 percent slopes, very stony	LTB	22645	285586	2x1bt	me617	2004	1:24000
Lamoine-Rawsonville-Scantic complex, 0 to 8 percent slopes, very stony	LKB	20044	1401267	1j145	me617	2004	1:24000
Lamoine-Scantic complex, 0 to 8 percent slopes	LmB	6580	285591	2x1bn	me617	2004	1:24000
Scantic silt loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes	Sa	2779	285620	2slv3	me617	2004	1:24000
Lamoine-Creasey-Scantic complex, 0 to 8 percent slopes	LEB	2702	285583	9l5c	me617	2004	1:24000
Scantic-Lamoine complex, 0 to 8 percent slopes, very stony	LnB	778	285592	2x1bp	me617	2004	1:24000
Scantic-Biddeford complex, 0 to 3 percent slopes	SBA	4522	1909085	2t0jm	me622	2007	1:24000
Lamoine-Buxton-Scantic complex, 0 to 15 percent slopes	LBC	3161	1909084	2t0kb	me622	2007	1:24000
Lamoine-Scantic-Colonel complex, 0 to 8 percent slopes, very stony	LLB	1944	1909083	2x1br	me622	2007	1:24000
Lamoine-Tunbridge-Scantic complex, 0 to 8 percent slopes, very stony	LNB	1047	1909082	2x1bt	me622	2007	1:24000
Scantic-Lamoine-Peru complex, 0 to 8 percent slopes, very stony	SLB	1034	1909280	2x1bx	me622	2007	1:24000
Lamoine-Scantic-Buxton complex, 0 to 15 percent slopes	LEB	380	1909224	2x1bq	me622	2007	1:24000
Scantic silt loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes	ScA	6905	279923	9d8s	nh017	1968	1:20000
Scantic silt loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes	ScB	952	279924	9d8t	nh017	1968	1:20000
Scantic silty clay loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes	SdA	7037	2677791	bmnt	ny049	2018	1:24000
Scantic silt loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes	47A	210	282921	2slv3	vt005	2006	1:20000
Scantic silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes	ScA	3496	281749	9g5p	vt007	1969	1:15840
Scantic silt loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes	ScB	2140	281750	9g5q	vt007	1969	1:15840
Scantic silt loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes	ScA	7583	281848	9g8w	vt011	1976	1:20000
Scantic silt loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes	ScB	806	281849	9g8x	vt011	1976	1:20000
Scantic variant bouldery silt loam, 8 to 25 percent slopes	SeD	316	281943	9gcy	vt015	1979	1:20000
Scantic variant bouldery silt loam, 25 to 50 percent slopes	SeE	209	281944	9gcz	vt015	1979	1:20000
Scantic silt loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes	50A	1537	283485	2slv3	vt019	2005	1:20000
Scantic silt loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes	45A	756	282672	2slv3	vt023	1996	1:20000

Map of Series Extent

Approximate geographic distribution of the SCANTIC soil series. To learn more about how this distribution was mapped, or to compare this soil series extent to others, use the Series Extent Explorer (SEE) application. Source: generalization of SSURGO geometry (updated 2023-10-04).